AUTHENTIC VINTAGE SKIRTS & TROUSERS

Beautiful and rare Leonard Paris A-line flared maxi skirt probably from the 1970s. The high-waisted full length skirt is made from luxurious soft velvet and features an extremely vibrant pink
Azalea print against a dark midnight blue background. It shows a decorative waistband and border at hem and is signed throughout the print “LEONARD“. The skirt is fully lined in black rayon and
closes with a hidden side seam zipper and two hooks and bars at the waistband. The label is missing though there is no doubt it is a Leonard Paris design.

A stunning vintage collectors item that can easily be dressed up or down.

This rare and collectible Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche pleated tiered silk skirt comes with a long 8 cm - 3.1" wide matching sash. The three tiers consist of chocolate, maroon and a vibrant
ultra violet pleated silk taffeta and are a perfect example for Yves Saint Laurent's talent of creating incredibly beautiful colour combinations. The fabric is crisp and truly stunning! This
high-waisted midi skirt features a 3 cm - 1.1" wide elastic waistband and is partly lined (see penultimate picture). It can be worn in different ways as the sash is detachable.
The skirt has the added provenance of coming directly from a lady that worked for the YSL shop in Munich so has not been on the market prior to this. The label reads "Saint Laurent Rive
Gauche Paris, Made in France". It is tagged a French size 40.

Yves Saint Laurent was born in 1936 in Oran, Algeria and began his career as an assistant of Christian Dior. When Dior died in 1957, he became the artistic director. In 1962 he opened his own
fashion house, and in 1966, he created his ready-to-wear line Rive Gauche. By the 1980s, Yves Saint Laurent was a true icon. He was the first living designer to receive a solo exhibition in New
York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1983. He died in 2008.

Condition

This skirt is in excellent vintage condition. Seems unworn except one small pulled thread on the inside of the sash - absolutely not visible from outside.

Bohemian full striped skirt by Yves Saint Laurent from the late 1970s.

Description

This peasant style Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche full skirt dates to the late 1970s and is very representative of the work Yves Saint Laurent was doing during this time period starting with
his famous "Russian Collection“ of 1976/1977. The skirt is composed of a slightly coarse-fibred linen mix fabric in feel with a vertical stripe pattern with a colour story featuring malachite
green, purple, cherry-red and crimson. It nips in at the waist and shows the typical fitted and tightly pleated upper hip that opens 11 cm – 4.3“ below the waist band to create the volume through
the skirt that you see. The skirt is unlined and closes with a side zipper and flat hook and eye. It is tagged a vintage French 34.

PLEASE NOTE: The colour is more greenish in person (like on photo 5 & 6) and has photoed more of a blue tone.

Designer

Yves Saint Laurent was born in 1936 in Oran, Algeria and began his career as an assistant of Christian Dior. When Dior died in 1957, he became the artistic director. In 1962 he opened his own
fashion house, and in 1966, he created his ready-to-wear line Rive Gauche. By the 1980s, Yves Saint Laurent was a true icon. He was the first living designer to receive a solo exhibition in New
York's Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1983. He died in 2008.

This feminine maxi skirt is made from charcoal grey crisp linen. It features a waistband and is draped in the back creating an asymmetric hemline. The skirt is unlined, closes on the left side
with a hidden zipper and a button and labeled "Yohji Yamamoto, Made in Japan" and tagged size "M".

Designer

Yohji Yamamoto was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1943. He studied law before turning to fashion and launched his own company in 1974. The only Japanese fashion designer to have been awarded the French
Chevalier de L'Ordre des Art et Lettres, Yamamoto is also the recipient of the American Fashion Award. Yamamoto is known for the avant-garde tailoring featuring Japanese design aesthetics. His
signature often oversized silhouettes in mostly dark colours feature drapery in varying textures.

This figure-flattering high waisted black velvet pencil skirt features an alluring center front slit lined in white satin which measures 31 cm – 12.2". The skirt has two side pockets, closes with
a hidden rear zip and is fully lined - white satin beside the slit and black acetate the rest. It ends a palm below the knee, is labeled "Ara Modell Made in W.-Germany" and tagged a size 38 D /
12 UK / 40 F.

Perfect for special occasion dressing!

Designer

Ara was a Munich, Germany, based fashion brand. The company manufactured in Germany only until it closed its doors in 2003.

This ivory-coloured mid-length A-line skirt features a high waist with a waistband, belt loops, a belt in matching fabric and two side slit pockets with the Bogner "B" stitched tone on
tone above the right pocket (4 cm - 1.6" high, 3 cm - 1.2" wide). It fastens with a 20 cm - 7.9" concealed side zip and a button and is made from new wool and fully lined. Apart from the
"Bogner" label and the care tag there are still two size chart labels attached that are indicative that the skirt has never been worn.

Designer

Bogner is a German fashion company and is considered the "inventor of sports fashion". Willy Bogner entered the family business in 1972 - 40 years after its foundation in 1932. He expanded the
company after his father's death in 1977 to one of the most established lifestyle labels in the world. Bogner stands for feminine sportiness of high quality that is suitable for any situation and
everyday life.